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ERIC Number: ED302423
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1987-Apr
Pages: 128
Abstractor: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
A Review of Selected Microcomputer Software Packages with Lessons for Teaching Mathematics Grades 8-12. [Volume 1.] A Curriculum Development Project of the Project To Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Science (PIMMS).
Cetorelli, Nancy; And Others
The purpose of this project is to help teachers of mathematics use the computer to aid the teaching and learning of many mathematical concepts in a meaningful way. To this end, commercially available software packages are described which are versatile, cost effective, and easy to use. A review and several lessons, each including homework exercises, have been written for each package and are presented in ready-to-use form. Chapter 1, "Geometric Supposer: Triangles" (Sunburst), includes five lessons, such as types of triangles, angle sums, midsegments, similar triangles, and perpendiculars from a random point. Chapter 2, "Graphing Equations" (Conduit), consists of four lessons of linear equations including an equation and its graph, functions from a given slope, y-intercept or points, and reviews. Chapter 3, "Discovery Learning in Trigonometry" (Conduit) is a lesson about polar equations. Chapter 4, "Interactive Experiments in Calculus" (Prentice-Hall), contains three lessons about the nature of polynomial functions and techniques of numerical integration. (YP)
Publication Type: Guides - Classroom - Teacher
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: Connecticut State Board of Higher Education, Hartford.; Connecticut State Dept. of Education, Hartford.
Authoring Institution: Wesleyan Univ., Middletown, CT.
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A